WINDALCO rejects blame for another Rio Cobre fish kill

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WINDALCO rejects blame for another Rio Cobre fish kill

The West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) has rejected blame for a Rio Cobre fish kill as a result of an effluent spill from its holding plant on Sunday. Fishermen who use the Rio Cobre in St Catherine say the effluent caused the kill. The...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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